Title: Identify sources of employment information.
Course: Family and Human Services II (19999-II) > Section: Seeking Employment in the Field of Family and Human Services

Identification should include the following:

- Government employment offices
- School counselors and career and technical education teachers
- Private employment agencies (these usually require a fee)
- Newspaper job advertisements
- Businesses (“help wanted” posters, human resource offices, websites)
- Networking (conversations with friends, relatives, and professional organizations)
- The Internet, used to locate job opportunities as well as information on the following related topics:
  - Occupational analysis
  - Local and national job and economy-focused data
  - Career skills
  - Matching personal skills to available jobs
  - Equal employment opportunity

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What is meant by networking?
- What criteria should be used to evaluate the value of a contact?
- What can be learned from a successful or unsuccessful job search?
- What ethical issues may arise during a job search? How can they be addressed?

Communication

- What communication skills are needed for locating and using employment resources?
- What are consequences of not using employment resources?

Leadership

- What skills are needed for networking?
- How do the skills needed for networking compare with the skills needed for successful employment?
- How can leaders become valuable contacts for those seeking employment?

Management

- What are effective ways to use websites as employment resources?
- What training is needed to improve job skills?